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21. Exactly NOBODY would have been shot if there hadn't been access to guns, regardless of mental health

Reply to maxsolomon (Reply #6)

Mon Dec 17, 2012, 09:11 PM

Dec 2012

treated or untreated.

NOBODY would have been shot without access to guns. Period.

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Susan Klebold: "I Will Never Know Why" [View all] sabrina 1 Dec 2012 OP

Thanks for this. closeupready Dec 2012 #1

True. My feeling after reading this article and from earlier reports is that sabrina 1 Dec 2012 #7

That poor woman. I think that's why the father of Emilie Parker offered.. Little Star Dec 2012 #2

Yes, I thought that was a very kind thing for him to do. In the Amish massacre, they sabrina 1 Dec 2012 #3

After reading the Dave Cullen book on Columbine, I found Klebold's story to be classically tragic. Tommy_Carcetti Dec 2012 #4

Tough read ellisonz Dec 2012 #5

As my shrink says: WHY is not the question maxsolomon Dec 2012 #6

It's irresponsible to neglect "why?" and inquiring closeupready Dec 2012 #11

There are many questions, and 'Why' definitely has to be one of them. sabrina 1 Dec 2012 #12

"i will never know why" maxsolomon Dec 2012 #15

Okay, maybe I misunderstood your comment. I don't think this article answered that sabrina 1 Dec 2012 #16

Let me clarify: maxsolomon Dec 2012 #25

Not sure I agree with that line of reasoning. Most people don't even consider sabrina 1 Dec 2012 #29

Alienation. Anomie. Infamy. maxsolomon Dec 2012 #40

Exactly NOBODY would have been shot if there hadn't been access to guns, regardless of mental health riderinthestorm Dec 2012 #21

My husband and i watched Beautiful Boy about a month ago. FedUpWithIt All Dec 2012 #8

I had not heard of that movie, thanks for mentioning it. I just looked it up sabrina 1 Dec 2012 #18

Newsweek ran a terrific article on the pastors who tried to counsel the Klebold and Harris families riderinthestorm Dec 2012 #23

I never heard that story before. I do remember the girl they mention and had no sabrina 1 Dec 2012 #32

You're welcome. It is a really hard film. FedUpWithIt All Dec 2012 #30

Wow what a powerful story forthemiddle Dec 2012 #9

I agree it is commendable that she does not blame 'bullies' as the media reported. sabrina 1 Dec 2012 #14

They got the guns through friends, who illegally sold them to them under the table riderinthestorm Dec 2012 #22

I regard her as a failed parent bluestateguy Dec 2012 #10

What about the father? Or the easy access they had to the guns they used? Or sabrina 1 Dec 2012 #13

Him too. bluestateguy Dec 2012 #17

wasn't Eric Harris the Bully ? JI7 Dec 2012 #34

Yes, someone in the thread also pointed that out. That Harris was sabrina 1 Dec 2012 #38

None of them were failed parents obamanut2012 Dec 2012 #27

seems like this recent one's were JI7 Dec 2012 #33

Site won't let you read past page 1 treestar Dec 2012 #19

Click the 'print' button. Cerridwen Dec 2012 #24

Aha brilliant treestar Dec 2012 #31

I just checked and it's still working for me. sabrina 1 Dec 2012 #28

Is she the one who did not go to the basement for 3 years? SoCalDem Dec 2012 #20

There are so many victims after these tragedies, so very many. sheshe2 Dec 2012 #26

Coincidentally, I found the same article two nights ago XemaSab Dec 2012 #35

And for all the people calling for increased mental health awareness XemaSab Dec 2012 #36

Well, the truth is most people who end up committing horrific crimes like this sabrina 1 Dec 2012 #39

If she doesn't know "why" years after the fact... lumberjack_jeff Dec 2012 #37